Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 December 1949 — Page 15

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Two Communities Vie for Santa Claus Title

Situated Only

A Mile Apart By WILLIAM GRANT Times Special Writer

There are two battle camps in } this tiny town, which at this * time of the year is supposed to § set the pace or. peace and: good will. The trouble “arises out of an old

asking themselves: “Where {is Santa Claus?” That- there is one, they are sure, They get confused when they find two, There is Santa Claus Land, where the post office is located. Then, only a mile away, there ia Santa Claus, Ind., where the post office used to be. Between the two, in a vacant lot overrun with weeds, stands a giant stone figure of Santa Claus.

-—- Charles Edward Spriggs—Ilives & the year-round. : EASE THEVE In the “Night Before Christmas i Room” he takes orders from the children. Back of the castle is Santa's workshop. He has about four residents of the town helping him assemble the toys. Vis-

toys are put together.

Claus Land,

Santa's postmark is in Sante a mile from the castle, where Carolyn Ann Jan-

ftors are invited to watch as the Sante Claus Castle claims is the real Santa Claus, Ind. don of Memphis, Tenn., deposits her Christmas mail.

On the other side of the fence 00 Packages will be sent to the _—_ {= Willlam Koch, who manages| post office this season to be reganta Claus Land, Inc. This is Tailed with the Santa Claus postwhere the post office was moved MATK. The post office will also in 1946, when the old post office [°c¢ive 30,000 letters from chil-| building in Santa Claus, Ind. was 37en throughout the world. All reported in bad condition. {letters will be answered by Santa The post office now sits con- Claus. Altogether, some 1.5 milveniently between the gift shop lion pleces of mail will be handled.

and the museum in Mr. Koch's, SANTA CLAUS, IND. got its

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bailiwick. eh name about 1855, The residents. } y | } decided they wanted a post office SANTA CLAUS LAND, INC, for their village, which po called five miles from Dale, Ind., is built Santatee. on three hills. Among its attrac-| What they didn't know was that tions are a gift shop, museum, there already was a Santafee, dining room, toy, railroad, the Ind. with a post office. They post office, a toy shop'and Santa were refused the request. Claus’ reindeer building. They learned of the turn of Elbert 8. Reinke is postmaster events on Christmas Eve: At a at Santa Claus Land. At 30, he gathering that night, a small boy, j= the youngest man to hold the seeing a star streak across the job. Normally only two are em- sky, was supposed to have said: ployed in the post office, but dur- “Look, there goes Santa Claus ing the Christmas rush, some 20 and his reindeer.” The town had extra clerks are hired to help out. a new name, and now it has two Mr. Reinke estimates that 10, Santas.

Insurance Executives B y To Speak at Conference Big Turkey $ hoot

Two national insurance executives today were announced as/ Tne largest midwestern speakers rd the Tenth Mid-West, Turkey Shoot” under supervision Management Conference Apr. 27: Of Organized gun club members 29 in French Lick. will be sponsored from 9 a. m. to Claude R. Jones, general agent, 4 P. m. Dec. 11 by the Sahara in Connecticut Mutual Life In- Grotto Revelers.

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